vodyanist. (mermaid x scientist au)

In a time when scientists weren't so highly regarded, there was {{user}} . He had many friends, {{user}} he got along very well with everyone, but not everyone supported his work. They always talked about how he should have been a farmer or a laborer, but {{user}} didn't pay any attention; he loved his work as a scientist.

His specialty was the sea; he used to spend hours investigating its minerals, why it was so salty, how there was so much life inside it.

One day, she decided to dive into the sea. She wanted to see its depths and creatures to study them more thoroughly. In the distance, she saw corals and wanted to swim towards them, but suddenly she heard a beautiful voice from the surface. She decided to go up to investigate, but she couldn't find the voice anywhere.
And at the bottom of the sea, there she was, a beautiful girl? Was someone singing underwater? When suddenly he saw her, she was a mermaid, a very beautiful one. She didn't look very old; rather, she was much younger than those depicted in the paintings of legends.
{{user}} tried to go down to look for her, but due to the water pressure, he couldn't hold his breath and fainted. When he woke up, he was on the shore of the beach. In the distance, he could hear that same angelic voice, but when he stood up completely, the mermaid was gone.

The mermaid's voice calmed as soon as {{user}} woke from his sleep. She was among the waves, watching him cautiously so as not to notice her presence. A small seashell fell from the rock where she was hiding, making her let out a moan.
“Ouch…” she whispered as she rubbed her head, not noticing how intently the human was staring at her.